Timeline
Every announcement published over the course of this, newest first, where they are reproduced exactly as they were originally written and only the formatting has been adjusted for the web.
2026
Response to the court sent; dispute over who notifies participants
The response to the court's request for clarifications was sent. Responsibility for contacting participants is now in dispute, after the court appeared to step back from handling it.
Court communications: participation list and request for clarifications
The court asked for corrections to the participation list, reducing the group from 2867 to 2845, and issued a föreläggande preliminarily indicating there appear to be grounds to proceed as a class action while questioning claims 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4.
English translation and annexes released
The English translation of the filings was published alongside the 50+ annexed evidence documents, with the participant list withheld for privacy.
Mojang may be ordered to notify affected users
A court order could require Mojang to email users matching the criteria from its own internal database, which would imply that joining remains possible up to that point.
Case number T 5478-26 assigned
Nacka tingsrätt assigned the case number T 5478-26 to the class action.
Qualificator no longer displays birthdays
After community feedback on data privacy, the participation checker stopped showing the looked-up birthday.
Filings submitted to the court
The class action filings were submitted to Nacka tingsrätt in Swedish, with the English translation to follow.
Participation list locked
The final revision of the participation list was sent to the court. No further entries could be added from this point.
The participation checker is live
A tool at qualificator.lawsuit.gg lets anyone enter their email address and check whether it made it into the group that met all participation criteria.
The filings are complete
The filings were finalised after a final meeting with the lawyers, with submission targeted for the 19th of June at the latest, and the qualification criteria restated.
Participation criteria changed to the 9th of December 2013
The purchase-date criterion moved from the 23rd of January 2015 to the 9th of December 2013, narrowing the group by roughly 20% in exchange for stronger privacy, ownership and modification arguments.
Progress update: filings at 14 704 words
The draft filings grew to 14 704 words across 51 pages excluding annexes, with both lawyers working on the statute of limitations and the draft itself, and an automated contract-history system being built as evidence.
Note from the lawyers on the pace of the filings
Our lawyer explained that the repeated rewording and checks were to avoid leaving any opening that could get the class action dismissed, and that billing would begin only once the filings were submitted.
2025
Progress update on the filing delay
A way around the statute of limitations removed the urgency to file, giving more time to refine the filings, while the lawyers temporarily prioritised another case already in motion.
Emails delayed until the filings are complete
The participant emails were postponed until the filings were finished.
Clarification on the participant emails
No emails had been sent yet; a message would go to everyone who submitted the form, with the court separately contacting those who met the criteria.
Filing announcement: group criteria, claims and remedies
Settlement talks with Mojang's lawyers failed, Mojang denied all allegations and invoked the statute of limitations, and the criteria, claims and remedies for the first group were set.
Mojang responds and retains CMS Wistrand
Mojang's legal representatives responded to the demand letter two days before the deadline, confirming receipt and asking until the 24th of October to respond in full.
Demand letter awaiting response
The letter of demands sent to Mojang awaited a response, with a deadline of the 1st of October before filing.
33 561 raw participation submissions
Raw participation form submissions reached 33 561 across both forms, while arrangements began for the required pre-litigation meeting with Mojang's lawyers.
Update video released, participation collection begins
The follow-up video went live, opening the collection of the participation list that the legal action depended on.
In-person recordings completed and bank transparency site released
Recording with the law firm finished, and bank.lawsuit.gg was cleared for public release, giving read-only access to the account holding the community funds.
Law firm selected and participation list planned
After contacting every suitable firm in Swedish jurisdiction and narrowing to two, a firm was chosen, and a follow-up video was planned to collect the participation list needed to decide how to proceed.
Funds arrived in the Swedish bank account
The community funds reached the dedicated Swedish bank account, unblocking talks with legal representative candidates.
Taxation of the funds resolved, partnership with Stop Killing Games
A Swedish tax question over whether the donations counted as payment for something in return was resolved with no tax burden on the funds, alongside plans to file antitrust and consumer protection complaints across several countries and a partnership with Stop Killing Games.
2024
List of potential legal representatives completed
The shortlist of law firms practising in the relevant fields was finished, opening the consultation process.
What happens now that the funding goal is reached
The plan after reaching the funding goal: researching legal representation, withdrawing the full sum from GoFundMe before its April 2025 deadline, and placing it in a dedicated Swedish bank account with public transaction records.
100% of the funding goal reached
The crowdfunding goal was reached in under two days, securing the minimum amount considered necessary to pursue a class action.